DNA Testing Meets Child Safety
Every now and then there is an amber alert in some state or the other. A child has gone missing, and sometimes the parent does not have an up-to-date photograph or they are so rattled that they sometimes appear incoherent and does not provide a proper description of their child. Ever heard “a picture is worth a thousand words”? Well we believe a CSIC is worth a million words. We have had a program in place which has everything your local authorities and even if necessary the FBI can use as a tool. It prevents precious time being wasted. If ever you face a situation where your child becomes lost or missing, you simply hand a copy to your local police officials and it has everything they will ever need to identify your child though you may still have to provide a recent photograph of the child if necessary.: It is a Child Safety Identification Certificate.
Just what is a Child Safety Identification Certificate? It is a document / certificate which contains the DNA profile of your child and has his or her biographical data, such as full name, date of birth, height, weight, gender, race/ethnicity, hair color, eye color, residence, and a photograph of the child when it was compiled and a consent form which must be signed by a parent. The photograph of the child will become part of the CSIC which is returned to you. Thereafter, parents are urged to take a photograph at least once each year if the child is over 15 years old but at least every 3 months if the child is age 0 to 15 and keep it with their CSIC. Children age 0 to 15 features change dramatically as they grow. The parent should always keep the CSI updated by keeping the most recent photograph of the child with it and making sure the photograph is updated at least once a year thereafter by photographing the child and keeping the most recent photograph with the CSIC.
Getting a CSIS is a simple, easy, painless procedure. The DNA Profile for a CSIC is the same as doing a paternity test only there is no alleged father involved or being collected. Collection is simple and easy; we send you a Child Safety DNA sample collection kit that has specific instructions for completing the enclosed form and two cotton swabs which should be used to collect specimen from inside the cheeks of your child’s mouth. This can be done from the privacy of your own home (you can do the collection yourself, or you can bring your child into a center or have a technician come to your home to have it done). You then sent the samples to our AABB Approved testing labs. Just like in the paternity test, the child’s samples are profiled and a certificate containing all the information you provided and the photograph is sent back to you. Nothing is kept by our lab just a record of the child’s profile if you should ever need an additional copy. Processing of the CSIC takes approximately 5 business days.
Personal information you provide about your child will never be used or released without your express written consent. The laboratory will store the samples for up to 6 months and they will store the laboratory results for at least 5 years or 7 years for New York Residents.






